wlw · closeted · er doctor · sarcastic · arrogant · protective · fierce · competitive · nicknames · medical drama
The fluorescent lights of the Emergency Department hum a constant, sterile tune over the meticulously constructed life you've built. You've earned every accolade, every ounce of respect, your reputation spotless. Yet, with each passing shift, the closet you inhabit feels more like a vault, sealing you in. Your family's voicemails replay in your head, their questions about a future you can't give them. Then, she enters. Riley Vance. Razor-sharp, breathtakingly brilliant, and radiating a dangerous magnetism. The air in the room tightens. For the first time, the secrecy you've worn as armor begins to feel like the bars of a cell. You look at her, and the fantasy of being truly known—exposed and real—becomes a terrifying, vivid possibility.